Lock-seal bag



April 28,1931. A. c. STRAYER LOCK SEAL BAG Filed Aug. 19, 1929 Zlwwmtoz (716 Sim? Patented Apr. 28, 1931 ARTHUR emmns'rBAY-En, or nnwnmenron, rENNsYLvnn'IA' I I LOCK-SEAL Bi Application fiiea Au ust 19, 1929. se ial no. 386,943.

This invention relates to a bag especially adapted to be used for the purpose of tie positing money after banking hours and has or one of itsobjects to provide a bag of this character which shall be equipped with a closure adapted to seal the in a manner to positively prevent the loss or'extraction thererom "of any coins, and which shall be equip ed with means adapted to secure the closure in bag sealing position against opening by anyone exoeptthe depositor. The invention has for a further object to provide "a bag of the character stated wherein the closure -and the closure securing means shall beof such construction as; t'o permit the bag to pass freely through the chute and into the safe with which banks are now equipped for the reception of deposits after banking hours. I g

The invention has for a further object to provide a bag of the character stated Where- ;in the closure shall be of such construction as to permit it to be easily and quickly moved into bag sealing or unseaiin position, and

125 wherein the securing means s all be adapted to be easily and quickly adjusted to secure the closure in bag sealing position orto re.- lease the closure for movement into bag 'unsealing position. 1' I The inventionhasfor astiil further object to provide a bag-of the character stated which shall be strong'and'durable and capable of being manuiactured andsoldat a comparative- 1y low cost.

With the foregoin a d-other objects view, the nature otwhich will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and. claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, where1n Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of the upper portion of a bag constructed .in ac- 4 cordance with my invention, theclosure be- .ing shown secured; in bag-sealing position; Figure 2 isa view similar to Figure 1 with the closure opened or in bag unsealing posi tion Figure 3 is a-vie'w partly-intop planand The flaps 6 and 7 and tabs 8 and 9 are each partly in horizontal section of the bag with theclosure in opened position; Figure 4 is a sectional View on'an enlarged scale taken on the vertical plane indicated the line 1- 1 of Figure 2; Figure 5is a sectional view on'an enlarged scale taken on the horizontal'plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Figure 1,; Figure 6 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken on the vertical plane'i ndicat'ed by thelinei 6-56 of Figure 1, and I Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on the horizontal plane indicated by the lihe'T-Jf of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing,1 song '65 hates theb'ag and 2 the closure therefor-. The bag'l comprises a body portion '3, whichma'y be made from'duck or theilike and a mouth mouth portion 41 are designated, 43,4 and 4,

respectively. The closure 2 comprises a front hope, a rear flap 7, and'tabsS and 9 extending a from the ends of the fla s and preferably formed'inte'grall withthe flap 7; The lower portions of the flaps 6 and '7 are arranged within the upper end of the mouth portiori' i and are secured to the sides 4 and 4 ofsaid portion by stitching lo or in any other substantial manner. The ends of theflaps 6 and 7 are'connected together by stitching '11 or in any other suitable rnanner.

folded upon itself, and the folds or p'lys' there of are stitched together, as at12, to provide o pockets 13 in which flat strengthening bars 14' are arranged. The flaps 6 and 7 are provided with registering eyelets 15'Qand 16 "respectively, which are arranged at the transverse center and between the reinforcing bars 14 thereof, The sides 4* and 4 of the mouth 4 are provi'dedwith registering eyelets 17 and V 18, respectively, which are arranged at the transverse center thereof and with which the eyelets 15 and 16 register when the flaps 6 and 7 are folded upon the side 4 to effect the clos ing or sealing of the bag. The tabs 8 and 9 are provided at their outer ends and outwardly beyond their reinforcing bars 14 with eyelets 19 and 20, respectively, which register with each other and with the eyelets 15 to-18 when the tabs are folded against the side 4 of the mouth 4 after the folding of the flaps 6 and 7 against-the side 4 V V The flaps 6 and 7 are folded along the stitch lines 10 and the tabs 8 and 9 are folded along the stitch lines 11. When the flaps 6 and 7 and tabs 8 and 9 are folded in the manner set forth, the closure 2 is in bag sealing position, and it is secured in this position by means which comprise a headed'bolt 21 and a lock 22. The bolt 21 passes through the eyelets 15 to 20;with its head 21 in contact with the outer side of the eyelet 21 and with its apertured end 21 extending beyond the eyelet 16. The lock 22 is engaged with the bolt 21 by having its shackle 22 passed through the opening 21 of the bolt.

' Vhen the closure 2 is in opened position, the flaps 6 and 7 thereof extend upwardly fromthe sides 4* and4 of the mouth 4. As the flaps 6 and 7 are flexible and connected togetherat their ends, as the inner ends of the reinforcing bars of each flap are relatively spaced,'and as the outer ends of-the reinforcing bars of each flap terminate with the corresponding endsof the flap, the flaps will,

when engaged at their transverse centers and said centers moved away from each other, as-

, sume' angular relation and'thus provide an opening of substantial rectangular formation and through which the money may be readily placedwithin .or removed from the bag. The reinforcingbars 14 of the flaps 6.and 7 are maintained in relatively spaced relation by the lines of stitching 11 and the eyelets 15 and 16, and the .two reinforcing bars of each flap causes those portions of the flap that are located at opposite sides of the, eyelet of the -flap to assume an .angular position when the flaps are separated whereby to tangular opening for the bag. After the money has been placed in the bag, the flaps 6 and 7 are moved into contact with each other, and the contacting flaps are then .folded upon the front side 4 of the mouth 4, and thereafter the tabs 8 and 9 are folded against the rear side 4 of the mouth with their'free ends in overlapped relation.

The bolt 21 is then passed through the registering eyelets 15 to 20. The shackle of the lock 22 is then passed through the opening 21F-of the bolt 21, and thereafter the shackle is swung into closed position. a a When the closure 2 is in bag sealing position, the upper edge and the upper corners of the mouth 4 are so effectively sealed as to provide a recpositivelyprevent the loss or extraction of 7 bank, it being understood that a chute of this type is accessible for the deposit of money after banking hours and from a point outside of the bank, and that on the opening of the bank, the depositor is handed the bag which is opened in the presence of the receivingteller. i

Small size bags have each of the flaps 6 and 7 provided with two of the reinforcing bars 14 and have each tab 8 and 9 thereof provided with one'of the reinforcing bars. Bags of larger size have each of the flaps 6 and 7 thereof provided With three'v or more of the reinforcing bars 14 and'have each of the tabs 8 and 9 thereof provided with two or more of the reinforcing bars,the.number of the reinforcing bars 14 used in each-of the flaps 6 and 7 and in each of the tabs 8 and 9 depending solely upon the size of the bag.

As the reinforcing bars14are relat1ve yspaced and as the spaces between the, reinforcing bars are in registration when the closure is in bag sealing position, the closed mouth of the bag may be folded along lines intersecting the registering spaces between the reinforcing bars and particularly along the line intersecting those registering spaces that are located at the transverse center of the mouth, and due thereto the closed mouth isof such flexibility that it will not tend'to bind in the deposit chute leading to the safe.

itto the tab 9 against accidental displacement therefrom.

While I have described the principle of the invention, together with the structure which I now consider the preferred embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that the structure shown ismerely illustrative and that such changes may be made, when desired, as fall within theiscope of-theinvention'as claimed. 7 a

I claim v 1. A bag having thefront and rear lsides thereof provided with registering openings, a closure flap attached to said front side and folded downwardly against said side, a second closure flap attached to said rear side and attached at its ends to the ends of said first closure flap and folded downwardly over said first closure flap, said closure flaps being provided with openings registering with said first openings, tabs extending from the ends of said second closure flap and folded against said rear side with their free ends arranged in overlapped relation and provided with openings registering with said other openings, and locking'means including a retaining member passing through the openings.

2. A bag having the front and rear sides thereof provided with registering openings, a closure flap attached to said front side and folded downwardly against said side, a second closure flap attached to said rear side and attached at its ends to the ends of said first closure flap and folded downwardly over said first closure flap, said closure flaps being provided with openings registering with said first openings, tabs extending from the ends of said second closure flap and folded against said rear side with their free ends arranged in overlapped relation and provided with openings registering with said other openings, reinforcing bars carried by each closure flap at opposite sides of the opening thereof, a reinforcing bar carried by each tab between the opening therein and said second closure flap, and locking means embody- I i ing a retaining member passingv through the openings. In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

ARTHUR CLARE STRAYER. J 

